3 Philippine cities emerge as national finalists in WWF’s One Planet City Challenge

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The Philippine cities of Batangas, Muntinlupa, and Santa Rosa have been selected as national finalists in this year’s World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) One Planet City Challenge (OPCC).

Over 250 cities from around the globe, including 13 from the Philippines, joined the OPCC’s 2020 leg.

Originally known as the Earth Hour Challenge, WWF kicked off the OPCC in 2011 as a friendly competition which allows participating cities to share best practices in climate mitigation and develop adaptation plans anchored in their crucial role towards building a sustainable and climate-safe future. 

With cities accounting for 70% of carbon emissions globally and generating 80% of the total GDP, their political and economic power are considered instrumental in the transition to a more stable climate.

With cities in 53 countries participating, approximately 66% of the global population is represented in this year’s run.

WWF-Philippines Executive Director Jose Angelito Palma expressed his appreciation for the Philippine cities that participated in this call for transformational governance.

“In these trying times, being business-as-usual in the way we do things is no more sufficient to secure a safe and sustainable future. I would like to acknowledge the cities who participated in this initiative for pursuing innovative ways towards sustainable and healthy cities for the current and future generations.”

Meanwhile, Atty. Angela Ibay, Head of the Climate and Energy Program of WWF-Philippines, noted the role of citizens in building a climate-safe future. “Even as cities around the world increasingly advance climate actions, we cannot underestimate how citizen engagement and participation play integral roles in the implementation of these actions, and their active participation help shape how sustainable and resilient cities can be in years to come.”

The three Philippine finalists, along with those from other countries, have also qualified to participate in the OPCC’s We Love Cities campaign, which aims to bridge better communication between city officials and the citizens they represent on climate and sustainability issues.

All finalists are set for evaluation by the OPCC jury - a jury composed of urban sustainability experts from across the globe. A national winner per country, as well as a global winner, will be recognized and awarded in a ceremony set to take place in mid-2020. For more information and updates, log on to http://panda.org/opcc.

Coffee Plants and the Ways to Preserve Them

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Coffee is one of the most important and mostly used drink products nowadays because of the number of advantages; there are a lot of pros and health benefits of coffee plants. All of the coffee comes from the coffee plant, and there must be a need to preserve the coffee plant to grow in a better way. In this article, there are guidelines for the growth and keep the coffee plant.

Coffee Plants and Their Preservation

Coffee Plants are the types of plants that look very attractive; the color of the leaves is green. These are the evergreen perennial plants that are almost 6 feet tall and 3 feet wide, and they need the acidic soil to grow because they requires less than seven pH to grow in a better way. The scientific name of the coffee plant is Coffee arabica, and the following are the requirements for their better growth and keeping them fresh plus preserved:

Light

Coffee plants need the sunlight but do not need at the higher rate and the rate of continuous, but they need this in a specific altitude of the sun; if these will be grown in direct sunlight, then their leaves will turn brown.

Water

Coffee plants require a lot of water because these require a regular and constant amount of water. These are hydrophilic.

Temperature and Humidity

Coffee plants must need an optimal amount of the humidity, and the temperature range they require is about 64 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

Soil

Coffee plants grow better in acidic conditions, so they need acidic soil in nature to build.

Fertilizer and Pests

Coffee plants need fertilizer, but in just a minimum amount because the higher the compost, the more damage to the coffee plant will occur. There are even some pests to preserve and to grow for the coffee plants in a better way.

Freeze Coffee Beans

The way to keep the coffee preserved is to freeze the beans of the coffee; it will help in using the coffee for a long time. And according to your needs, you can use it at any time when demands arrived.

Store Ground Coffee in packets

You can easily store the ground coffee in the packets according to your needs and wishes. It is the best way that you can save even ground coffee in containers, jars, and other preservations instruments.

Coffee plants their verities.

There are many of the coffee plants and their verities. Almost 150 of the truths are found all over the world and most important are the Coffee arabica and Coffee robusta.

Final Views

The article is about the coffee plants and the ways to preserve them when they are growing and after this. These are all the best and the fabulous plus essential methods for keeping them. If you will follow these all, then you will get the progress and will able to save coffee for a long time. We recommend you to follow above all so. If you have any questions more, feel free to ask for any time.

Thanks but no thanks to COVID-19

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TRAFFIC has gone, coz everyone rarely can use their vehicles,
FUEL is affordable, coz supply is seemingly untouched,
BILLS have been extended, but will soon be as heaps as high as mountains,
KIDS are at home with their FAMILIES, all on their gadgets,
PARENTS are home taking care of their CHILDREN, while watching reruns over Netflix

FAST FOOD replaced by HOME COOKED MEALS, mostly sardines and noodles,

Hectic SCHEDULES replaced by NAPS, REST, and RELAXATION, and ultimate boredom as couch potatoes and nearly bedridden,

The AIR seems CLEANER, only full of tje covid-19 virus,
The WORLD is quieter, minds all mostly unused,

PEOPLE are conscious about HYGIENE and HEALTH, making all related products sky-rocketing prices,

MONEY doesn't make the WORLD GO ROUND anymore.... Coz many work and business stopped,

DESIGNER clothing is pointless as nobody ever really needed it!!!!!! No show off, but you still need to look swell on Zoom and Tiktok,

DOCTORS AND NURSES are being praised and recognized instead of athletes and celebrities, yet JANITORS AND DRIVERS are downplayed by the President,

......Every cloud has a silver lining ⛈
Some rough times may be ahead, but there are also a lot of positives that could come out of this also. However, due to this surmounting imbalance, not only has will the economy collapse but our sanity as well.

focus on the positives, even in a seemingly negative situation, eventhough we are all rooting to be negative of the corona veerus.

Stay optimistic, annoy the worried and paranoid :)